A 2014 survey by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (Icpak) indicated that 15 out of the 47 counties rely on single business permits as their core source of revenue. The Speaker said county governments should promote more businesses. Mr Lusaka advised the devolved units against solely depending on funding from the national government, which is sometimes hit by delays. By ERIC MATARAMore by this AuthorSenate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka has asked county governments to widen their revenue generation bases by increasing wealth creation. DELAYS"County governments should diversify their revenue bases to ensure development is not crippled when national government funds delay," Mr Lusaka said on Wednesday.

Source: Daily Nation September 19, 2018 17:37 UTC